Moen Flo Shutoff 900-001 gives a homeowner real peace of mind

I recently purchased a home that was 15 years old. I started to look for home protection solutions and found Flo By Moen. Moen has always had quality products and after some research comparing competitive products, I decided to install this product. I have had the product installed for about two months and it has worked great. The app control panel is easy to read and provides your water pressure, temperature, and flow rate. The dashboard shows daily, weekly, and monthly gallons used. The data that is collected is useful in making sure the home is secure and to help understand your water usage. The apps learning stage lasts about 7 days to learn normal usage and after that period, it is able to monitor and protect the home. The health test determined that I have a small drip somewhere and I was able to troubleshoot the issue to determine which fixture was leaking and replace it. There have been a few occasions where I get an alert when the product believes there could be a critical leak and the valve will shut off the water in 5 minutes if the alert is not cleared. Luckily, these alerts have stemmed from extended dish washing after hosting and not from a burst pipe. The alert is very easy to clear on the app or the phone call from the company. There is a sleep functionality that I have started to use when we expect to have more than normal water usage like hosting or watering the lawn. There is also an away mode that you can use when no one will be in the house which provides a sense of security when away for an extended period of time. Overall, the Flo By Moen product has worked great so far and provides a sense of security knowing if there is a major leak in the system, that the damage should be extremely limited. I also enjoy seeing how much water we are using so that we can try to conserve as much as possible as well. Installation: The app was easy to install and connect. There are multiple ways of installation but I chose to solder connection fittings. I chose to place the valve in my basement in a vertical orientation. The process was relatively easy if you have soldered before. Total installation time was 2.5 hours from set up to completely finished and tested. Installation Tips: Make sure you connect the product to your WiFi before cutting the main line. This ensures you will have water if there happens to be any connection issues. The power cord is not super long so determine a location to install the device near a power outlet. The cord was not long enough to reach the outlet in my installation. The company does sell a much longer power cord but I just used an extension cord that was laying around. There is a installation spacing tool to help determine where to cut but it helps to pick a point in the water line in which there is some flexibility so your cuts do not have to be perfect and you can push or pull the lines together to connect to the device. Make sure to use thread tape between the connection fittings and the valve threads. You will also need a small amount of grease for the o-rings.